Shifting and locking device for clash-gearing.



J. R. VOORHBES & V. V. SPEER. SEIETING AND I .QGKING DEVICE EOE eLAsH GEARING.

APPLICATION EILED JULY 21, 1910.

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Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

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J.R.V00RHBBS&`V.V.SPEER SHIPTING AND LOCKING DEVICE FOR CLASH GEARING. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1910.

1,017,827. PatenteaFeb. 2o, 1912.

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MIM? N g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN R. VOORHEES, OF CEDAR FALLS, AND VICTOR V. SPEER, OF WATERLOO TOWN- SHIP, BLACKHAWK COUNTY, IOWA.

SHIFTING AND LOCKING DEVICE FOR CLASE-GEARING.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN R. VooRHEns and VICTOR V. SPEER, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Cedar Falls, Blackhawk county, Iowa, and of Taterloo township, Blackhawk county, Iowa, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shifting and Locking Devices for Clash-Gearing, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in shifting and locking devices for clash-gearing, and the object of our improvements is to provide a hoisting-device which contains two winding-drums, one adapted for forward and the other for reverse rotation, such means will permit of the use of the drums alternately without interference, such means being adapted to be locked for one drum while the other is being actuated, such means also comprehending devices which act in use to limit the speed of the drums as desired.

@ur invention is, furthermore, designed as an improvement upon the device patented by the United States to Voorhees and Speer, Number 935,711, issued Oct. 5, 1909. This object we have accomplished by the mechanism which is hereinafter described and claimed, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings` in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention, with parts thereof broken away. Fig. 2 is an upper plan view of said device. Fig. 3 is a righohand side elevation of said device. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the lever and its operative connections to the band-brake. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of the means used for shifting the pawl which engages the teeth of the large gear-wheel secured to the forward windingdrum.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

On the parallel base-blocks 59 and 71 are mounted the spaced apart uprights 5 and 72 respectively, their upper parts supporting a transverse beam 3. A transverse power-shaft 35 having a belt-wheel 75 which may be drivenby means of any suitable source of power has one end rotatably Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 21,

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

1910. Serial No. 573,034.

4mounted in a rock-bearing 73 pivoted between the uprights 72. The right-hand end of said power-shaft 35 is rotatably mounted in a bearing in an enlarged head 34 on one end of a hand-lever 37, the latter being medially pivoted to one of the uprights 5. A pinion 50 is mounted on the end of said shaft 35 which is adjacent to the lever 37, while on the opposite end of the shaft a sprocket-wheel 12 is secured by a setscrew 74.

Below the shaft 35 is a shaft 44, one end being iixedly mounted in a bearing (not shown), its other end being fixed in acrossbar 42, the latter being secured to the uprights 5 by means of bolts 41 and 43. The lower end of a swing-arm 32 is pivoted on the bolt 4l, the upper end of this arm being bent forwardly at a right-angle to form a lug or catch adapted to pass over and engage the enlarged head 34 on the lever 37 when the head is lowered sufliciently.

An adjusting-screw 48 is passed through an interiorly threaded opening in the arm 32, and has an adjusting nut 49, the forward part of the screw being connected to one end of a tension-sprino' 47, whose other end is fastened to the handle-portion of the lever 37. A link 46 connects the end of a trip-rope 45 to the handle-end of said lever, the rope being then p assed upwardly through an eyelet 7 on the bracket 9.

A winding-drum 1 is rotatably mounted on the fixed shaft 44, and has two flanges, one of which is grooved at 4 circumferentially to provide a seat for a band-brake 3, while the other flange has circumferential gear-teeth to make it a gear-wheel 6 adapted to intermesh with the pinion 50, when the latter is in its lowered position, The pinion is lowered to intermesh with said gear-wheel by lifting the handle-end of the lever 37 by hand or by the trip-rope, the spring 47 then pulling the lug on the arm 32 over the head 34 of the lever to hold the pinion in mesh.

The ends of the band-brake 3 are connected to cross-pins of paired segments 62 secured to one end of a rock-shaft 51. One end of said shaft rocks in a bearing (not shown), while the other end has a sleeve loosely mounted on its squared extremity 64,

which allows some play to the side for the arm 3G which projects upwardly from said sleeve. The upper end of said arm has an outwardly-projecting handle 33, also an inwardly-projecting lug G0.

Then the arm 3G is rocked rearwardly, being' somewhat pressed in by the operator which is possible because of its loose mounting, itengages the arm by its lugs (S0, which throws the bent end of the arm 32 ont of engagement with the head 31 of the lever 37 before the rocking of the shaft 51 yet affects the band-brake. The continued rearward movement of the arm 3G causes it to slip away from the arm and in its further progress it rocks the shaft 51 enough to cause the latter to tighten said bandbrake upon the flange of the drum 1. Since the spring #17 acts to elevate the pinion 50 ont of mesh with the gear-wheel below it when the arm 32 is thrown oli of the level' 37, the drum 1 is free to nnreel in a reversed direction, and the tension of the brake 3 may be maintained as desired by the use of the arm 3G to either slow down the speed of rotation of said drum or to stop it.

To prevent unreeling of the drum 1 unt-il a desired time, and then to permit of its being freely unreeled, we have provided an auxiliary device intended to act upon a guard-pawl 6G which ordinarily engages -roots of teeth on the said gear-wheel 6. This guard-pawl is fixed on the inner end of a squared rock-shaft 53, contained in a sleeve 67, the latter movably seated in a bearingopening in the base-block 5). rllhe outer end of said sleeve has a grooved crank 70, a tension-spring 52 connecting said crank with said base-block. The spring serves to keep the pawl in yieldable engagement with the teeth of said gear-wheel. The wedgeshaped rear end of an arm is pivoted to said crank within its groove, this mounting being' adopted to permit of the rocking of the crank 70 synchronously with the movements of the pawl over the teeth of the gear-wheel without moving the arm 55 appreciably. The outer or forward end of the arm 55 is bent to the right to serve as a pedal. A swinging bracket- 57 is hung on a stud G4, and has a stud (55 on which is pivoted a movable arm Slsupplied with depending rack-teeth with which the rearward. part of a bent spring 5G may be detachably engaged for variation of tension as desired. The middle of said spring is hung on the stud G4. and its depending forward portion engaged with the pedal of the arm Then it is desired to unreel the drum 1, the pedal is pressed down against the yieldable resilienty stop-spring :36, the arm then acts to shift the crank 70 and disengage the pawl from the gear-wheel. The latter is then released from the pinion 50, in the manner above described. Then the footof the operator is removed from said pedal, the spring 5G returns the pawl to its engagement with the gear-wheel teeth.

Rearwardly -projecting brackets on the rear uprights and 72 support bearings 25 and 15 respectively for the ends of a fixed axle or shaft 14 on which a. winding-drum 1S is slidably and rotatably mounted. Said drum 18 has flanges 19, from one of which projects a concentric clutch-member. From the other flange of said drum projects a concentric hub having a circumferential groove adapted to movably receive the bipartite rinol 22 having oppositely-located bearingstuds. )i sleeve 16 is rotatably butvnonslidably mounted on the shaft lllV and has a clutch-men'ibcr mating with the like clutchmember on said drum when the latter is slid into engagement therewith. rlhe clutchmember on said drum has a. socket adapted to receive a compressioli-spring 17 which also bears againsty the adjacent face of the clutch-member on said sleeve 16, tending to keep said members disengaged. The forks of an arm 26 are pivoted on the bearingstuds of the ring 22, and to the forward end of the arm 2G a lever 25) is pivoted at 28. The inner end of the lever 25) is provided with a friction-head 27 adjacent to the drum-flange 19. Said lever is fulcrumed on a stud projecting from a bracket, and has an upwardly-extending flange along its rear edge. A shifting-lever 30 is also pivoted to the stud on which the lever 29 is pivoted, and moves over the upper surface of the latter until stopped by the latters flange. A triprope 40 is connected to the free end of the shifting-lever 30. A link 31 connects the lever 3() and the arm 32. lVhen the operator is at a distance, he can pull the rope +10, which moves the lever 30 back, and trips t-he arm the pinion 50 then becoming au tomatically umneshed from the gear-wheel by means of the means already described. lVhen the lever 30 engages the flange on the lever 29, the latter is shifted back, and the arm 26 caused to slide the winding-drinn 1S to the left until its clutch-member engages the clutch-member on the sleeve 1G, at the same time compressing the spring 17. A sp1ocket-.vheel 11 is fixed on said sleeve, and a sprocketeehain 10 operatively connects the wheels 11 and 12, the drum 18 thus being rotated by the power-shaft Then the lever is released the spring 17 throws the drum 18 to the right ontl of engagei'nent with the sleeve 1G, and the flange on said drum contacts frictionally with the frictionhea d 27 thus braking said drum.

1n Fig. 1 shown a different means for creating a tension on the lever 30, this being a tension-spring 38 connected between the bracket 9 and said lever. This acts equivalently to the spring 17. As arranged, both drums may be independently rotated and reversed, either being locked While the other is in operation.

lt is to be understood that minor variations or changes in the parts of this device are included Within the scope of the protection hereof, and Within the principles of its operation.

Having described our invention, what ive claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. 1n combination, rotatable Windingdrums, a gear-Wheel secured ooncentrically to one of said drums, a rotatable drivingshaft having a pinion mounted thereon, said pinion being movably mounted With relation to said gear-Wheel to serve as clash-gearing, a xed shaft, the other of said drums being both slidably and rotatably mounted thereon, and having a clutch-member on one end, a clutch-sleeve rotatably and -non-slidably mounted on said Xed shaft and adapted to engage and mate with the clutch-member on said drum when the latter is moved longitudinally in one direction, and operative connections between said driving-shaft and said clutch-sleeve adapted to communicate rotation to the latter.

2. In combination, rotatable Windingdrums, fixed shafts on which said drums are rotatably mounted, a gear -Wheel secured concentrically to one of said drums, a rotatable driving-shaft having a pinion thereon, said pinion being movably mounted with relation to said gear-wheel to form clash-gearing, the other of said drums being slidable on its shaft and having on one end clutchmembers, a sleeve rotatably and non-slidably mounted on said shaft and having on one end clutch-members adapted to mate with the clutch-members of said drum1 means for moving said drum into engagem-ent with said sleeve, resilient-means adapted to move said drum out of engagement With said clutch-sleeve, a sprocket-Wheel on said clutchsleeve, a sprocket-Wheel on said drivingshaft, and a sprocket-chain operatively con-` necting said sprocket-Wheels.

3. In combination, rotatable windingdrums, fixed shafts on which said drums are rotatably mounted, a gear-Wheel secured concentrically to one of said drums, a rotatable driving-shaft having a pinion thereon, said pinion being movably mounted with relation to said gear-Wheel to form clash-gearing` the other of said drums being slidable on its shaft and having clutch-members, a sleeve rotatably and non-slidably mounted on said shaft and having clutch-members adapted to mate With the clutch-members on said drum, means for moving said drum into engagement With the clutch members on said sleeve, resilient means adapted to move said drum out of engagement With said sleeve when said moving-means are released, a sprocket-Wheel on said sleeve, a sprocket- Wheel on said driving-shaft, a sprocket-chain operatively connecting said sprocket-Wheels, and resilient means connected to said pinioncarrying shaft adapted to act to move said pinion out of mesh with said gear-Wheel.

4. 1n eombination, rotatable Windingdrums, fixed shafts on which said drums are rotatably mounted, a gear-Wheel secured concentrically to one of said drums, a rotatable driving-shaft having a pinion thereon, said pinion being movably mounted With relation to said gear-Wheel to form clash-gearing, the other of said drums being slidable on its shaft and having clutch-members on one end, a sleeve slidably and non-rotatably mounted on said shaft and having clutchmembe-rs adapted to mate With the clutchmembers on said drum, means for moving said drum into engagement with said sleeve, a sprocket-Wheel on said clutch-sleeve, a sprocket-Wheel on said driving-shaft, a sprocketchain operatively connecting said sprocket-Wheels, resilient means adapted to act upon said last-mentioned drum to move it out of engagement With said clutch-sleeve when said moving-means are released, independent means for braking each drum to limit their speed, a resilientlygoverned guard-pand engaging the teeth of said gear- Wheel, and resilient means for disengaging said paivl from the gear-teeth when desired.

5. In combination, a rotatable Windingdrum, a fixed shaft on Which said drum is rotatably mounted` a gear-Wheel secured concentrically to said drum, a rotatable driving-shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, said pinion being movably mounted with relation to said gear-Wheel to form clashgearing, a pivoted lever in which one end of said driving-shaft is rotatably mounted, a trip-rope connected to the handle-end of said lever, a swing-arm having a lug adapted to engage the end of said lever opposite its handle-end to detachably hold the engaged end down to keep th-e said pinion in mesh with said gear-Wheel, a tension-spring connecting` said swing-arm and the handle-end of said lever, and means for disengaging the lug on said swing-arm from said lever to free the latter and permit said spring to act thereon to elevate said pinion out of mesh with said gear-Wheel.

6. In combination, a rotatable flanged Winding drum, a fixed shaft on which said drum is rotatably mounted, a gear-Wheel secured concentrically to said drum, a rotatable driving-shaft having a pinion mounted thereon, said pinion being movably mounted with relation to said gear-Wheel to form clash-gearing, a pivoted lever in which one end of said driving-shaft is rotatably mounted, a trip-rope connected to the handle-end of said lever, a swing-arm having means for engaging the end of said lever opposite to its handle-end to detachabl)7 hold the engaged end down to l-:eep the said pinion in inesh with said gear-wheel, a tensionespring connecting said swing-arm and the handle-end ot' said lever7 a roek- Shaft, a band-brale aboiit one of the flanges' arin troni` the i'irstenientioned lever, and per init ,"aid tension-spring to elevate said pinion ont of inesh with said gear-wheel bet'ore the further rocking ot said rock-shaft tightens said band-brake iipon the eireinnferi'inee of the flange of said drinn.

T. In combination, a rotatable flanged winding-drinn, a tixed shaft on which said drinn is rotatably inoiinted. a gear-wheel se- CuredConeentricallv to said drinn, a rotatable drivinoeshat't ha ving a pinion inoiinted thereon, said pinion being inovablv inoiinted with relation to Sait gear-wheel to torni clash-gearing, a pivoted lever in which one end ol said driving-shaft is rotatably inoinited, a triprope connected to the handle-end of said lever, a swii'ig-arin havingl ineans tor engaging the end oit Said lever opposite to its handle-end to detaelr ably hold the engaged end down to keep the said pinion in inesh with Isaid gearwheel7 a tension-Spring Connecting said swing-arm and the handle-end ot said lever, a regir-shaft, a bantl-brale aboiit one of the flanges ot' said drinn and having its ends Connected to projections extending troin one end ol' said rock-shaft, a handdever having one end loosely connected to the other end of Said rock-shaft Inni-rotatably bnt permitting sideeplay to the lever, said lever .being suitably torined so as to be adapted to be inoved toward and engage said awingarin when being rocked by it to disengage said arin troni the First-mentioned lever, and perinit said tension-sl'n'ing to elevate said pinion ont of inesh with said lfearovheel before the further rocking-ot said rock-shaft tightens said bandebralte iipon the eireiiin- Yterence of the tiai'ige of said drinnr` a inovable resiliently governed gnard-pawl engaging the teeth ot said gear-wheel, and resilient means for disengaging said pawl Yl'roin the teeth of said `gear-wheel when desired.

S. In Combination, rotatable windingdrinneI` iXed shafts on which said drinns are rotatably mounted, a gear-wheel seenrefl eoneeiitrieally to one ot Said drnnis, a rotatable driving-shalty having' a pinion nioiiiited thereonj said pinion being niovable with relation to said gear-wheel to torni elash-gearing7 the other ot said driiins being lslidable onits shaft and havingeliiitelinieinbers on one end, a sleeve rotatably and non-slidablyv inoiinted on @aid shatt and having elnteh-ineinbers adapted to inate with the eliitelrineinbers on the end of Said drinn, a sprocket-wheel on said sleeve7 a epi-oelietfvvheel on said driving-sliatt, a sprocket-Ciniin operatively connecting` said sprocket-wheels, the last-mentioned wind.- ing-drinn having` a grooved hiib on its end opposite to its end having ('liiteh1neinbe1's, a ring inovably seated in the groove in said hiib, an arni swiveled to said ring, a lixed siipport, a lever pivoted to said arin and tiilerniiied on said liXe/d support and snpplied on itsl eaiil pivoted end with a. friction head located adjacent to the abutting end ot' the last-mentioned winding-driini, said lever having engaginganeans on its free end7 resilient ineans acting iipon said drinn to t'oree it vieldingl'i'fY against Said frietion-head, a shittingdever liilerinned on said tixed snpport and inovable against the engagingnieiins on said tirst-n'ientioned lever to toreo it back and slide said drinn on its sha't'tto canse the elnteli-ineinbers ot' the latter to engage the eliiteh-n'ieinbers on said Sleeve, a pivoted lever in which one end oit said driving-shaft is rotatably nioiinted, a trip-rope connected to the handle-end ot said lever, a. trip-rope eonneeted to the tree end of Said shitting-lever, a swing-arm having engaging-meansA adapted to detaehably engage the end ot the pinion-shaft carrying-lever at ita end opposite to its handle-end and hold that end down to keep said pinion in inesh with said gear-wheel, a tension-spring adjiistablv connected between the said swing-arm and the liai'iille-enifl ot said pinion-shaft carrying-lever, a lii'ik-i-,onnection between said shitting-lever and said swing-arm, and a in( 'able bod)7 adaptedA to detaehably engage said swing-arm and torce its engagingnieans oijit ot' engagement with said lever to perinit said tension-spring to shift. saidlever and elevate said pinion oiit of inesh with said gear-wheel.

Signed at lVaterloot lo 'a, this 5th day ot' slnlv. 1910.

' JOHN lt. VOOlHEES.

VICTOR V. SPEER. TVi'vitnessee O. l). YOUNG7 Litri Cnr-anuncie.

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